memorise

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mem⋅o⋅rize

[mem-uh-rahyz]

verb, -rized, -riz⋅ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.

–verb (used without object)

2.	to learn by heart: I've always been able to memorize easily.

Also, especially British, mem⋅o⋅rise.

Origin:
1585–95; memor(y) + -ize

Related forms:

mem⋅o⋅riz⋅a⋅ble, adjective

mem⋅o⋅ri⋅za⋅tion, noun

mem⋅o⋅riz⋅er, noun

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